Safari never puts a message on the screen saying that my computer has just been infected?

I was surfing internet this afternoon and a window pops up on my screen telling me that my computer had just been infected by a virus and that I should click on a button to cancel the infection.  The pane had the Safari logo in it.

I was afraid that the message itself was wrong and didn't click the button but instead, disconnected from Safari and closed my computer.

Someone has an idea of what it was?  Safari post windows like that?

Thank you.

BrownChair,

Phony 'technical support' / 'ransomware' popups and web pages will explain what you need to know.

Tags: Mac OS & System Software

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